Scenic Sunday
* Every Sunday our blog features a random scenic photograph from our travels * Surf City Pier, Topsail Island, North Carolina ******* “Nobody can go back and start a new…
America’s Oldest Gas Station
Being born and raised in western Pennsylvania, I thought I knew about all of the points of interest in the area. I had no idea until recently that the oldest gas…
Traveling On
Lesson learned in this past week: It’s not easy blogging often while traveling! I had a great time visiting and reconnecting with my family and friends in Pennsylvania. This was…
Scenic Sunday
* Every Sunday our blog features a random scenic photograph from our travels * Sunset viewed from Craggy Gardens near Asheville, North Carolina ******* “Not all those who…
Flight 93 Memorial (2011)
The Flight 93 Memorial has changed drastically within the past couple of years. Yesterday I did a post showing what it used to look like. Today’s post shows how it…
Flight 93 Memorial (2006)
This year was the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11. One of the planes went down in a Pennsylvania field near the small town of Shanksville. Being…
Arts & Crafts Festival
Fall is my favorite season and it is now that time of year in western Pennsylvania. The air is cooler, the leaves are just starting to change, the kids are…
Chicken of the Woods
Having mushrooms as an ingredient of a meal is a common thing. Usually those mushrooms are purchased at a store. A few days ago my brother and his new wife…
Scenic Sunday
* Every Sunday our blog features a random scenic photograph from our travels * Seattle, Washington ******* “If you wait to do everything until you’re sure it’s right, you’ll probably…
The Wedding Traditions
There are many traditions at wedding receptions, especially at a western Pennsylvania wedding reception! The area in which I grew up was settled primarily by German, Polish, and English immigrants.…